The Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday night permitted signage to be placed at 52 Wolf Island Road to allow boaters access to the watery part of that property. The commission ruled that a plan to install the two state Department of Environmental Protection Chapter 91 signs near the dam at that address will not impact […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board has chosen Cambridge-based The Galante Architecture Studio to study whether to renovate or replace the Police and/or Fire stations, and Monday night’s public meeting also delivered the appointment of a full, eight-member Feasibility Study Committee to oversee the process. The Select Board picked the firm, the members called “TGAS” […] Read more »
During Monday night’s meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, Bay Club representative David Andrews said that more than 20 years ago when the residential subdivision was first being planned and permitted, it was decided that the Planning Board would oversee site plans and any and all associated covenants and sureties. After announcing that the […] Read more »
Once again the Mattapoisett Select Board found it necessary to share difficult news about the Mattapoisett elevated pathway, the much anticipated, full opening of the Mattapoisett Bike Path between Depot Street and Reservation Road. It had been hoped that replacement planking would find the final piece of the elevated pathway nearing completion by […] Read more »
Marion’s resolution to the failed proposal to replace the traditional hammerhead shape as an approved dead end for town roads with a “Hybrid-Y” shape has come in the form of two options: a larger hammerhead or a cul-de-sac. The hammerhead had been a hot topic in town ever since Fieldstone Lane residents failed […] Read more »
End of Fiscal Year 2022 saw Mattapoisett’s Finance Committee funding a variety of underfunded needs. Coming before the committee on September 22, Town Administrator Mike Lorenco reviewed the requested amounts line by line and department by department. There were no real surprises and all transfers were approved. The total money voted for transfer during the […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals began its September 22 meeting with membership moves. The board chose to promote alternate member Donald Spirlet to full member and picked Michelle Upton to become a new alternate member. Both recommendations must now be submitted to the Select Board for its approval. If approved by […] Read more »
Old Rochester School Committee member Frances Kearns, speaking for the Equity Subcommittee at the committee’s September 7 public meeting, spoke of its July meeting in which the membership discussed plans for the 2022-23 school year. Kearns noted that the creation of the subcommittee (originally known as the Anti-Racism Subcommittee) was the result of […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board started its September 27 public meeting by briefly reviewing the draft decisions for the Arch at the Meadows project and the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Marion Road Scenic Highway permit application. Board Chairman Arnold Johnson quickly concluded that both plans were ready for Town Counsel Blair Bailey to review before […] Read more »
The long-standing solar project at Benson Brook landfill is finally achieving a timeline, reported member Alanna Nelson at Monday night’s Marion Energy Management Committee meeting. Nelson said that the Eversource connection is complete, and the connection to the grid has been approved. Committee members agreed that while revenue is now projected at […] Read more »